BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) announced today that its
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.21
per share of common stock to be paid on October 15, 2014, to
stockholders of record on September 18, 2014.

About Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is a Birmingham, Alabama based
self-advised real estate investment trust formed to capitalize on the
changing trends in healthcare delivery by acquiring and developing
net-leased healthcare facilities. MPT’s financing model allows hospitals
and other healthcare facilities to unlock the value of their underlying
real estate in order to fund facility improvements, technology upgrades,
staff additions and new construction. Facilities include acute care
hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care
hospitals, and other medical and surgical facilities. For more
information, please visit the Company’s website at www.medicalpropertiestrust.com.